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he helped nurture george w. bush and help him get elected. governor of texas, then was beyond his presidential election as well. he is very, very strong in the texas energy industry, knows many wealthy people there. he is, by all accounts, a terrific fund-raiser. and someone -- wealthy people enjoy talking about politics with him. this is not a science. this is an art. it is a question of personal relationships. karl rove is very skilled and those things. >> what about his relationship with romney? >> they have no long history of friendship or alliance. but karl rove has become basically the embodiment of the establishment of republican party in the same way that romney is sort of the alternative to the tea party, rove is the alternative. rove basically helped push the tea party candidates to one side. he was important in 2010, 2011 criticizing people like michelle bachmann, herman cain, and basically helping us sort out the republican field so that romney could emerge. and this is because karl rove and his allies saw romney as the most elect
he helped nurture george w. bush and help him get elected. governor of texas, then was beyond his presidential election as well. he is very, very strong in the texas energy industry, knows many wealthy people there. he is, by all accounts, a terrific fund-raiser. and someone -- wealthy people enjoy talking about politics with him. this is not a science. this is an art. it is a question of personal relationships. karl rove is very skilled and those things. >> what about his relationship...
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we saw it with george w. bush. i think that we saw it -- i think that bill clinton's second term was actually in some ways better than his first term if you include the first two years which had to be considered a failure by the electors in point is anytime you have your head handed to you as he did in 1994 you're basically not doing what the voters want you to do. but aside from that scandal and what the other thing i say about bill clinton is that he was reluctant to invest political capital. he accumulated political capital because the very brilliantly crafted a center left road of governing. the country was very comfortable and used that to run the country quite effectively. then he did not really try to use the political capital for any major initiatives, and the result was seen as a being a good president but not a great president. that was unfortunate scandal. what the republicans did in the congress on impeachment. nevertheless, many americans are uncomfortable. they and their president being caught in that
we saw it with george w. bush. i think that we saw it -- i think that bill clinton's second term was actually in some ways better than his first term if you include the first two years which had to be considered a failure by the electors in point is anytime you have your head handed to you as he did in 1994 you're basically not doing what the voters want you to do. but aside from that scandal and what the other thing i say about bill clinton is that he was reluctant to invest political capital....
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i think maybe george w. bush at one point came close. so how do we square the historians immediately in your great category where is the voters were essentially saying he's ineligible for rehire? well, history is looking at the overall record, which is highly accessible. i would say her road trip you look at first term because he made the agonizing decision to save nearly american lines. he presided over america's role in fostering the united nations. he was the president under containment which saved western europe from soviet aggression also miss him that was poised with 1.3 million troops. he frosted the market plan, brought about the national security act of 1947 and created the defense department and other things. he successfully made it transition from the wartime economy and he made the momentous decision to read about how we made the decision and all the adviser said you can't say. you'll have to get country and give up on berlin. absolutely heroic. all that i just described happen in the first term. the second term was really qu
i think maybe george w. bush at one point came close. so how do we square the historians immediately in your great category where is the voters were essentially saying he's ineligible for rehire? well, history is looking at the overall record, which is highly accessible. i would say her road trip you look at first term because he made the agonizing decision to save nearly american lines. he presided over america's role in fostering the united nations. he was the president under containment...
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george w. bush had something to prove to the nation and to himself and to his father, when he evaded iraq. i mean you don't have to get too heavy into the psycho babl to see the draw and lure of war men have been drawn by. eisenhower had won world war ii, conquered, liberated europe. teddy roosevelt an interesting example. got war out of his system by charging up san juan hills. he was the ultimate war lover. he was almost crazy about it. but he got it out of his system by doing it himself. when he became president he was not -- we talked about speak softly but carry a big stick, he believed in power but he didn't rush. he was not des trait praits to rush into a war because he proved himself. >> let's talk about woodrow wilson and world war i. how did he respond to world war i? >> slowly. and moved toward engagement, involvement, in a way that was driven by a high-minded ideology that america having preserved itself and he was a conflicted southerner, that's redundant. >> yes. >> sometimes. >>
george w. bush had something to prove to the nation and to himself and to his father, when he evaded iraq. i mean you don't have to get too heavy into the psycho babl to see the draw and lure of war men have been drawn by. eisenhower had won world war ii, conquered, liberated europe. teddy roosevelt an interesting example. got war out of his system by charging up san juan hills. he was the ultimate war lover. he was almost crazy about it. but he got it out of his system by doing it himself....
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w. that i don't understand. it's clear to me and many of my colleagues and the public that the obama administration's auto bailout staff used taxpayer dollars to pick winners and losers. and now it seems in an effort to not embarrass the president &an contentious election campaign, they agreed to speak today, but up until now it hasn't happened. tens of thousands of salary retirees saw their retirement funds greatly reduced by up to 70% while the union retirees were made whole and were even topped up. do you think it was fair? >> equal and fair sound pretty much the same to me, congressman. i would also say that to the earlier question, he was asked if they were given preferential treatment. he said he justified preferential treatment that he thought was reasonable. i don't think is any question the union didn't get preferential treatment. >> thank you for your answer. i'd like to yield my last 20 seconds to my colleague from ohio mr. turner for a followup question. >> you were saying th
w. that i don't understand. it's clear to me and many of my colleagues and the public that the obama administration's auto bailout staff used taxpayer dollars to pick winners and losers. and now it seems in an effort to not embarrass the president &an contentious election campaign, they agreed to speak today, but up until now it hasn't happened. tens of thousands of salary retirees saw their retirement funds greatly reduced by up to 70% while the union retirees were made whole and were even...
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george w. bush did it to some extent with george h.w. bush, who famously, you know, had at least some minimal civil rights involved. now he did it with george romney. we learned yet today more about george romney, than we did about mitt romney the son. >> michael, there has been a lot of talk today about, you've got to give him credit for showing up. i don't think you do. you give him credit for speaking to the american voter, who are assembled at this convention? >> you know, chris rock was famous for saying about black people, he was being self-critical. he says, some black men want to get credit for things you should do, like taking care of my kids. you're the highest political candidate in the land. are we supposed to give you credit for showing up? i don't think so. >>> coming up, michelle obama is back on the campaign trail. karen finney and krystal ball are here to talk about it. >>> and why you should be very worried about what cell phone data is available to the police. they know where you are every minute you've got that little
george w. bush did it to some extent with george h.w. bush, who famously, you know, had at least some minimal civil rights involved. now he did it with george romney. we learned yet today more about george romney, than we did about mitt romney the son. >> michael, there has been a lot of talk today about, you've got to give him credit for showing up. i don't think you do. you give him credit for speaking to the american voter, who are assembled at this convention? >> you know, chris...
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w. >> tell me how you see india's biggest problems today i think two, three years are going to be major challenges in india. one is the energy which is infrastructure. but it's going to be one of the stumbling blocks of progress if it's not dealt with. and the other is going to be water. we have inadequate systems of conserving rainwater when we don't have snow to speak of. so four fifths of our rainwater runs off into the sea. and we're consuming underground water for agriculture. and sooner or later we are really going to have a real problem with water so we need today to have sustainable means of conserving our water, so this is one of the problems in india earlier wop population was said to be a problem. today it seems to be a monday us. >> overpopulation a bonus. >> and why is that, that is an interesting idea. is it because it means over a population and with a larger number of people entering the middle class, their consumer demand will be intensified and enhanced and therefore it
w. >> tell me how you see india's biggest problems today i think two, three years are going to be major challenges in india. one is the energy which is infrastructure. but it's going to be one of the stumbling blocks of progress if it's not dealt with. and the other is going to be water. we have inadequate systems of conserving rainwater when we don't have snow to speak of. so four fifths of our rainwater runs off into the sea. and we're consuming underground water for agriculture. and...
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when george w. bush was looking for a vice-presidential candidate. he said dick cheney -- he was running the process. anything can happen. mitt romney has been talking about actually releasing the name of his vice presidential candidates prior to the republican national convention which is something that is not typically done. it is possible. of course, he is looking at a hold a variety -- whole a variety. >> it probably will not happen before the olympics. the romney campaign just cannot with some counter advertisements saying that the obama campaign was lying. >> absolutely. we are kind of waiting for them to start lobbying why you're a liar, pants on fire. -- lobbying liar, liar, pants of fire. they used clinton in the advertisement. obama has been adamant about mitt romney's situation where he is on federal documents showing he was leading bank capital during a period when romney says he is not in control. a lot of things being thrown at each other. >> they allege romney may have broken the law. we will see all of this plays out. thank you very m
when george w. bush was looking for a vice-presidential candidate. he said dick cheney -- he was running the process. anything can happen. mitt romney has been talking about actually releasing the name of his vice presidential candidates prior to the republican national convention which is something that is not typically done. it is possible. of course, he is looking at a hold a variety -- whole a variety. >> it probably will not happen before the olympics. the romney campaign just cannot...
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it's barack obama or george w. bush, but it's not that simple, not that satisfying. one cause however does stand out amongst many. cheap and ample credit. for years the ability of almost every working american to access more credit than they should have been able to, masked the underlying fact that lower and middle class incomes were not rising. people felt and in many cases actually were wealthier than their salaries or socioeconomic status would suggest. getting a loan and buying
it's barack obama or george w. bush, but it's not that simple, not that satisfying. one cause however does stand out amongst many. cheap and ample credit. for years the ability of almost every working american to access more credit than they should have been able to, masked the underlying fact that lower and middle class incomes were not rising. people felt and in many cases actually were wealthier than their salaries or socioeconomic status would suggest. getting a loan and buying
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george h. w. bush sent a monthly newsletters -- they are not monthly. he offered them and all but one turned them down. a lot of people that used to be president wants get away a little bit. they've had enough of that secure world stuff. and i gave them up -- about life that life up for something better and different. .. >> we are about out of time. just on behalf of everyone here, the reagan library and the foundation, mike and nancy, i just want to say thank you so much for coming, it was just fascinating. we're so happy that you're here. >> thank you. ms. . [applause] >> you're watching booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. congressional scholars thomas mann and norman ornstein examine partisan politics in the u.s. government. they contend the level of hyperpartisanship has resulted in a disfunctional political process that's marked by adherence to political party platforms above all else. this is about an hour and a half. >> i think we are, um, i think we're ready to begin. um, i'm e.j. dionne, senior fellow here
george h. w. bush sent a monthly newsletters -- they are not monthly. he offered them and all but one turned them down. a lot of people that used to be president wants get away a little bit. they've had enough of that secure world stuff. and i gave them up -- about life that life up for something better and different. .. >> we are about out of time. just on behalf of everyone here, the reagan library and the foundation, mike and nancy, i just want to say thank you so much for coming, it...
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tax policy hosted by the george w. bush institute. later, a british house of commons treasury committee with former barclays ceo bob diamond. friday on a "washington journal, " a look at efforts to improve the economy. a look at whether the economy benefits from welfare creation or job growth. and a look at if the black community is effected by policy. nicholas jones and cynthia gordy. later, the series on international bureaus continues with the chief of the bbc news's washington bureau. he gives us insight into how the plan to cover the upcoming elections. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> friday, president obama ends his two-day bus tour through ohio and pennsylvania. he will be at a rally at carnegie-mellon university in pittsburgh. we'll bring it to you live here on c-span. friday, a forum on the future of the middle east with four and young people from the -- israel and the palestinian territories. you can see this from the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies, live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c
tax policy hosted by the george w. bush institute. later, a british house of commons treasury committee with former barclays ceo bob diamond. friday on a "washington journal, " a look at efforts to improve the economy. a look at whether the economy benefits from welfare creation or job growth. and a look at if the black community is effected by policy. nicholas jones and cynthia gordy. later, the series on international bureaus continues with the chief of the bbc news's washington...
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mleref osffdiretor rert ths resident george w. bush's homeland security adviser. he received his undergraduate degree from the university of virginia and his law degree from the university of california at berkeley. profsoof er sosstan ivtyoo l. before coming to george mason, sales was deputy assistant secretary for policy development in the u.s. department of homeland security. he previously served as counsel and senior counsel in the ofce ealpolic at u rtut. he was the john m. olin llow at georgetown university law center in 2005-2006. come 2003-2005, he practiced at the washington, d.c. law rmo wiley d essaclfoe honorable david d. sentelle of the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. he received his undergraduate degree from miami university and his jdfrom do. colonel ken alla is a mmento o forign pol d ctyises fomore than a decade he was a featured military analyst on nbc news, msnbc and cnbc. in 2006, he joned the faculty of unirsity of exs n nia eciv deinsnior lecturer and management. his military career included overseas services and intelligence offi
mleref osffdiretor rert ths resident george w. bush's homeland security adviser. he received his undergraduate degree from the university of virginia and his law degree from the university of california at berkeley. profsoof er sosstan ivtyoo l. before coming to george mason, sales was deputy assistant secretary for policy development in the u.s. department of homeland security. he previously served as counsel and senior counsel in the ofce ealpolic at u rtut. he was the john m. olin llow at...
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host: chris in alabama says george w. bush had a one. $5 -- a $1.5 trillion surplus. guest: he also had a problem with a democratic congress beginning in 2007, the last two years of his administration. what had been positive with economic growth, job growth, the policies of the democratic majority with the new speaker, at that time nancy pelosi, if you look there was a big difference in the first six years and the last two years of the bush administration. it is a democratic congress that simply cannot control itself on spending and increasing taxes. host: yet the house and senate were in republican hands when the war in iraq and afghanistan took place pick was a mistake by -- took place. was it a mistake by -- to not pay for it by raising taxes? guest: no. it is common sense. if small businesses and private sector have money, they can hire people. host: your expenditures on military operations and medicare part b -- but guest: of all things, that program came under budget, as -- and it was not anticipated. we know that if you cut taxes, revenue goes to local governme
host: chris in alabama says george w. bush had a one. $5 -- a $1.5 trillion surplus. guest: he also had a problem with a democratic congress beginning in 2007, the last two years of his administration. what had been positive with economic growth, job growth, the policies of the democratic majority with the new speaker, at that time nancy pelosi, if you look there was a big difference in the first six years and the last two years of the bush administration. it is a democratic congress that...
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tax policy posted by the george w. bush institute. later, a british house of commons treasury committee hearings with former barkley's ceo bob diamond. president obama kick off his bus tour thursday in maumee, ohio. he addressed the economy, and announced his administration was launching an enforcement action against china at the world trade organization for imposing unfair trade duties from exports to the nine states. this is 30 minutes. >> four more years! four more years! ♪ [cheers] [applause] >> hello. it is good to be back in if ohio. all right. everyone who has a share, feel free to sit down. go ahead and relax. i know it is a little warm out here, but this is what a summer is supposed to feel like. there are a couple of people i would like to acknowledge. please give ida a round of applause. we are proud of her. i am pleased to see the mayor of maumee, one of the best senators, senator sherrod brown. marcy is here. [applause] >> and your former governor, and my campaign co-chair, ted strickland is in the house. [applause] >>
tax policy posted by the george w. bush institute. later, a british house of commons treasury committee hearings with former barkley's ceo bob diamond. president obama kick off his bus tour thursday in maumee, ohio. he addressed the economy, and announced his administration was launching an enforcement action against china at the world trade organization for imposing unfair trade duties from exports to the nine states. this is 30 minutes. >> four more years! four more years! ♪ [cheers]...
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how did you beat george w. bush on that subject? >> it was a decision that we made that we were going to preserve social security. this is the pillar of our society of security, retirement security for our seniors. and all that meant to the rest of the families. and so when i had the opportunity to become leader, of course it was my goal to obtain the majority and we went to some people on the outside to the public -- the private sector and said if you were, i don't know these things but if you were tylenol and you wanted to be advil -- i don't know which was first but if you were number two and wanted to be number one what would you do? they told us four steps initiative and -- but anyway the point being that say december after we -- senator kerry had lost the presidential , by january president bush gave a really a gift to those who wanted to protect social security by saying that he was going to privatize social security. i remind you, he's newly elected, 58% in the polls that's very high especially after a tough fight, and he wa
how did you beat george w. bush on that subject? >> it was a decision that we made that we were going to preserve social security. this is the pillar of our society of security, retirement security for our seniors. and all that meant to the rest of the families. and so when i had the opportunity to become leader, of course it was my goal to obtain the majority and we went to some people on the outside to the public -- the private sector and said if you were, i don't know these things but...
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heoio h argument that romney's foreign policy is just a return to george w. bush. osha's popularity has increased uptake of thereetlbt e obwirge ria. ssmempad sure world and he's made it more secure. and that romney is abdicating pretty much the same policies as orge.uh ftr tpa has inck,toq tus rcnd iee ore direct line of attk that was tried already was romney did make some statement saying that he didn't think shtod eor spenminsdos herz am sme huli pakistan, and after bin laden took place during the 2008 campaign. so obama will m ha tow ry ot h to. d tn y kete agen y some ways is trapped in the past, maybe making youth versus someona little bit olde eystatenat ui sohiaske al eoin fgnic tahm idi l ps. ar control agreement had a very strong bipartisan suport, foren cyabmeot of the rbn kifsurpsemn dow a cutry of interest with russia? of course not to our we rife to some degree? sure. are ups about russia's cric tncofe? nu oeol ? russia being in any, every turn to the cold war? i think most people might see that as eing somewhat out of rega.oneon th e t shibo . ob'sum
heoio h argument that romney's foreign policy is just a return to george w. bush. osha's popularity has increased uptake of thereetlbt e obwirge ria. ssmempad sure world and he's made it more secure. and that romney is abdicating pretty much the same policies as orge.uh ftr tpa has inck,toq tus rcnd iee ore direct line of attk that was tried already was romney did make some statement saying that he didn't think shtod eor spenminsdos herz am sme huli pakistan, and after bin laden took place...
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w. >> but would you -- you would have to know -- [inaudible] >> never on speculation? >> i try not to. >> with regards to the payback now, the obama administration, we give $20 to gm, they pay back $20 come in this example it hasn't all been paid back. is that something that was never intended to come to fruition? or was it just we wanted payback and make sure we pay back what we give the obama administration red mr. feldman, we go back to you for that. >> my time is expired, so i yield back. >> i think my colleague will now recognize jackie spirit from california for five minutes. >> i want to thank mr. feldman, mr. wilson, and mr. bloom for being here today. recognizing that there is a responsibility of private citizens be referenced shenanigans. i can think of a lot of shenanigans that went on with wall street and particularly goldman sachs. would you call those shenanigans? >> bonobos in detail, but i certainly it would be possible but i have not looked at those in much detail as i h
w. >> but would you -- you would have to know -- [inaudible] >> never on speculation? >> i try not to. >> with regards to the payback now, the obama administration, we give $20 to gm, they pay back $20 come in this example it hasn't all been paid back. is that something that was never intended to come to fruition? or was it just we wanted payback and make sure we pay back what we give the obama administration red mr. feldman, we go back to you for that. >> my time...
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the challenge corporation, which was a major initiative of president george w. bush, said we should invest in those companies that are committed to the rule of law and will and corruption and a sensible ideas. if people are wasting money, to heck with them. we do not need to give them that money. the american people should not expect us to give them that money. >> let me do what i enjoy doing so much -- put you on the spot a little bit. your secretary of state today. we have this fiscal cliff that we are facing. we may have sequestration of our military. we may have another downgrade of our debt. who knows where this will go. you have to go up on the hill and make the case for doubling -- for spending more. how would you do that today? >> i think that i would make it a very clear that the security of the united states depends on the fact of us having friends around the world and countries where people are able to live a decent life and where, in fact, they -- there is not an environment terrorists can take advantage of. there is no direct line between poverty an
the challenge corporation, which was a major initiative of president george w. bush, said we should invest in those companies that are committed to the rule of law and will and corruption and a sensible ideas. if people are wasting money, to heck with them. we do not need to give them that money. the american people should not expect us to give them that money. >> let me do what i enjoy doing so much -- put you on the spot a little bit. your secretary of state today. we have this fiscal...
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as the chair of the women's initiative at the george w. bush institute, she continues her work on global health care innovations, empowering women in emerging democracies, education reform, is supporting the women and men who have served in america's military. in september 2011, the bush institute, the u.s. government, u.n. aid, and susan g. komen announced the partnership to leverage pepfar's platform and resources to combat cervical cancer in developing nations. my organization have the honor of having mrs. bush as the keynote speaker at our annual conference a few years ago. she was introduced by her twin daughters, also great women leaders, who gave one of the most touching internet -- introductions i have never heard. they painted a full picture of their mother and reminded us all of the roles women balance every day in ways that are remarkable. as they did, i want to present to you a woman leader of great depth and accomplishment, but a woman who is also a wife, mother, and friend to all of us in this room who fight for equality and
as the chair of the women's initiative at the george w. bush institute, she continues her work on global health care innovations, empowering women in emerging democracies, education reform, is supporting the women and men who have served in america's military. in september 2011, the bush institute, the u.s. government, u.n. aid, and susan g. komen announced the partnership to leverage pepfar's platform and resources to combat cervical cancer in developing nations. my organization have the honor...
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down from the already dismal 11% george w. bush picked up in 2004. romney speaks today as less about the probably impossible task of moving african-american vote nears his column than it is about making his candidacy more appealing to w
down from the already dismal 11% george w. bush picked up in 2004. romney speaks today as less about the probably impossible task of moving african-american vote nears his column than it is about making his candidacy more appealing to w